Omaha daily bee., 1887-09-20
The NITCHELSTOWN MARTYRS
National Leagusrs at Lincoln Demand
Justice on Their Murderers.
RINGING RESOLUTIONS PASSED.
The Dead Must Bo Avenged ana Their
Slaycrs Punished With or with.
out the Machinery or Courts
-LincOln News.

(rROM THE BEES LINCOLN BUREAU
As was expected there was numerous
attendance at the meeting Of the Lincoln
branch Of the Irish National league yes.
terday afternoon.
Mr. Patrick Egan occupied the chair.
The proceedings opened with song,."I
Stood on the Bridge at Midnight. ."by Mr..
Nicholas Lawler, accompanied by Miss
Coyle. MIR. Lawler's reputation as a
vocalist was we'll sustained by his effort
on this occasion.
The chairman then introduced the
speaker of the day, Mr.. James Farrell,
who delivered one OF his fervid and
forcible addresses, swelling up from the
deep fonnt of earnest patriotism within
his own breast. In burning language he
scored the Irish landlords whose title to
their lands originates in murder and
robbery. He pictured horde of Mexi.
can marauders crossing tho border, and
penetrating into Nebraska, numbering
and outraging men and women, and pos
sessing themselves of their lands, and
forcing the owners to pay an animal
tribute for the privilege Of tilling their
own soil. Yet this was exactly the story
cluded with an eloquent appeal to all
present to help the Irish cause, for If the
present constitutional movement failed,
then Ireland must fight for her liberty if
the whole race at home and abroad
should perish in the attempt.
On motion of Messrs. T. II. Hayden
and M. Corcoran, vote of thanks
was moved and carried with applause.
In the course of his remarks
Mr.. Corcoran related famous instance
of Irish yalor exempltied by Sergeant
Consumes heroic defense of the bridge
Of Athlone. where thirty Irish soldiers,
ten at time, deliberately sacrificed their
lives IN successfully preventing an En-.
glish army from crossing the bridge and
capturing the town.
The following resolution was then
moved by MIR. j. j. Butler:
public meeting guaranteed by the British
constitution, the Irish people of Mitchels-
town and its vicinity were assembled to.
gether for the discussion of political ques-
ton vital to the interests of Ireland, and
were then and there fired upon by murder.
GUS and drunken police with the result that
three persons were thereby slain; and
Whereas, Chief Secretary Balfour has as
sumed the responsibility for the said murder
by stating that the police were acting in con.
formity with their duty and the orders issued
Resolved, That we. as members of the
rage has been committed upon us, as we'll as
upon our brethren in Ireland, in defiance of
unite with our kindred in rendering our
sympathy to the relatives of the murdered
men, and in denOunclng the murderers, we
maintain that it Is the stern duty of the Irish
nation to rigidly and impartially investigate
the circumstances surrounding the murder,
and to see that justice shall be meted out to
whoever Is morally or actually guilty OF this
In speaking to the resolution Mr. But
Ter asked his audience how long this state
OF affairs was going to continue. ''The
day is past, said he, when dragons can
trample liberty, and already the bsgle
the palaces of the English aristocracy,
and to tory tyrants will be accorded that
justice their crimes deserve. The prin-
ciples of Parnell, Dillon, Davitt and Con.
don will yet prevail and tyrants learn
that there is limit to their oppression,
which, when reached, will involve their
own destruction
Secretary Sutton rose to second the
resolution ard in doing SO said that no
savage tribe was so poor SO debased that
1t would make no effort to protect its
members. Is the Irish nation sunk so
lOW tudt ~ uuTe HOJ hVeuRc Inc SlauRNteE
of its people? If the men who were slain
at MitchellstOwn met their fate arms in
hand and face to the foe, he would say
God rest them, they fell IN holy cause.
But they were inoffensive men. foully
murdered because they belonged to a
race whom England would gladly exter-
inmate il it were possible. TOO long
has our history proved" said the secre
tary, that when an English official mur.
ders an Irishman. the nationality of the
latter Is sufficient to guarantee immunity
to the murderer. This must be stopped.
The Irish nation must rise to the per-
formance of the stern duty imposed on j,
by the dignity of nati0nhood and put the
mantle OF its protection around the hum
blest t0iler in the land. Be England's
verdict what it may, Irelands duty
with or without the machinery of courts
Is to avenge the dead and punish tn,
murderers, be they high or low, rich Of
anoe, but impelled by the holy spirit o
justice and the God.glven right Of self
protection"
Judge Hilton followed at considerable
length in support Of the resolution which
was carried with an Outburst that plainl.
revealed how sorely the Irish in America
feel the murder /of the Mitchellstowr
Mr.. Corcoran then sang the "Bugler'
in his masterly style and after the nOmi
nation Of Mar. Charles S. Hall as speake
for the 10Th Of October, the meeting al
journed.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY.
The state university is now fairly a
work in the beginning of another schoO
year that promises to be the most sue
cessful school year in the history of tn
institution. Chancellor Manatt and tn,
faculty have been over-run with work TO
the past five days and the greatly in
creased attendance the present term owe
any other is gratifying surprise to tn
chancellor and his cO-workers. Their
have been already enrolled some seventy
five new students, and u safe conclusio
is that at least 100 new student
will be matriculated during the open
ing weeks OF the present tern
One year ago the enrolment was 332 a
the fall term of the university and tn
present term will see their number II
creased to 400 or 450. The lis
Of the faculty consists Of thirty
three names and the work con
mences with that degree of harmon